67392
Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 12, 2013 / Notices
analysis will assess the direct, indirect,
and cumulative impacts of the proposed
Federal action on the human
environment, comprehensively
interpreted to include the natural and
physical environment and the
relationship of people with that
environment. It will also analyze several
alternatives to the proposed Federal
action, to include no action and other
reasonable courses of action (potentially
including minimization and mitigation
measures not considered in the
proposed action). Relevant information
provided in response to this notice will
aid in developing the draft HCP and
NEPA analysis.
Next Steps
In this phase of the project, we are
seeking information to assist
development of the NEPA analysis and
the HCP, and to inform what level of
environmental analysis would be
necessary for project implementation.
We will then develop a draft NEPA
document based on the ITP application,
draft HCP, any associated documents,
and public comments received through
this early scoping effort. The NEPA
process will vary somewhat, depending
on whether the project requires an EA
or an EIS. We may solicit additional
public, agency, and Tribal input to
identify the nature and scope of the
environmental issues that should be
addressed during NEPA review,
following appropriate public notice. We
will then publish a notice of availability
for the draft NEPA document and draft
HCP and seek additional public
comment before completing our final
analysis to determine whether to issue
an ITP.
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Public Comments
The Service invites the public to
provide comments that will assist our
NEPA analysis during this 30-day
public comment period (see DATES). You
may submit comments by one of the
methods shown under ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
We will post all public comments and
information received electronically or
via hardcopy on our Web site at:
http://regulations.gov. All comments
received, including names and
addresses, will become part of the
administrative record and will be
available to the public. Before including
your address, phone number, electronic
mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—will
be publicly available. If you submit a
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:41 Nov 08, 2013
Jkt 232001
hardcopy comment that includes
personal identifying information, you
may request at the top of your document
that we withhold this information from
public review. However, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority
This notice is provided pursuant to
NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1501.7 and
1508.22).
Dated: November 4, 2013.
Spencer Simon,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Northeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2013–26950 Filed 11–8–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLMTC 00900.L16100000.DP0000]
the Interior through the BLM on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in Montana. At these
meetings, topics will include: Eastern
Montana—Dakotas District, Miles City
and Billings Field Office manager
updates, Field Office Resource
Management Planning updates,
individual council member briefings
and other topics that the council may
raise. All meetings are open to the
public and the public may present
written comments to the council. Each
formal RAC meeting will also have time
allocated for hearing public comments.
Depending on the number of persons
wishing to comment and time available,
the time for individual oral comments
may be limited. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation, or other
reasonable accommodations should
contact the BLM as provided above.
Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
Meeting
Dated: October 25, 2013.
Diane M. Friez,
Eastern Montana—Dakotas District Manager.
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
[FR Doc. 2013–26796 Filed 11–8–13; 8:45 am]
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The next regular meeting of the
Eastern Montana RAC will be held on
December 5, 2013 in Miles City,
Montana. The meeting will start at 8:00
a.m. and the public comment period
will start at 11:00 a.m. and run for one
hour. The meeting will adjourn at 4:00
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting location will
be announced in a news release.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Jacobsen, Public Affairs Specialist,
BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District,
111 Garryowen Road, Miles City,
Montana 59301, (406) 233–2831,
[email protected]. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–677–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member council advises the Secretary of
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00062
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO630000.L18200000.XP0000]
New Dates for Close of Public
Comment and Protest Periods Due to
Federal Government Shutdown
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has established new
dates for certain public comment and
protest periods that were ongoing or that
ended during the Federal Government
shutdown resulting from a lapse in
appropriations, which began on October
1, 2013, and ended on October 16, 2013.
DATES: The new dates can be found in
the table under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please refer to the contact information
and commenting procedures listed in
the original Federal Register notices.
Web links to the original notices are
provided in the following table.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before the
Federal Government shutdown, the
BLM published notices in the Federal
Register that informed the public they
could obtain copies of various agency
documents on BLM Web sites. The
notices also contained closing dates for
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\12NON1.SGM
12NON1
Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 12, 2013 / Notices
public comment periods and the
submission of protests. Three of the
dates originally were set to close during
the government shutdown and seven
others originally were set to close after
the shutdown ended.
The public was unable to access
certain documents on the BLM Web site
during the government shutdown.
Accordingly, the BLM announced new
dates through the issuance of a press
release for each of the comment periods
and protest periods identified in this
Federal Register notice. Comment
periods and protest periods that were
set to conclude during the shutdown
have been adjusted by adding the
number of days from the beginning of
the shutdown to the original due date.
These additional days were added to the
date of the press release notifying the
public of the new dates. Comment
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register notice title
67393
periods and protest periods that were
originally set to close after the
shutdown were adjusted by adding 16
days, the number of the days of the
shutdown. In some cases, the BLM is
extending comment periods for an
additional period of time. Any
additional extensions were reflected in
the new dates provided in the
individual press releases.
Original date
New date
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Winnemucca
District Resource Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement, NV.
10/7/13
10/29/13
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the 3 Bars Ecosystem and
Landscape Restoration Project in Eureka County,
NV.
Notice of Availability of the Draft Tri-County Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Las Cruces District Office, New Mexico.
Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Silver State Solar South Project, Clark County, NV.
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Bureau of
Land Management Tres Rios Field Office and
San Juan National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact
Statement.
Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Palen Solar
Electric Generating System and Draft California
Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment.
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Jump Creek, Succor
Creek, and Cow Creek Watersheds Grazing Permit Renewal, ID.
Notice of Availability of a Supplement to the Bighorn
Basin Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Cody and Worland
Field Offices, WY.
Notice of Availability of the Draft Visual Resource
Management and Areas of Critical Environmental
Concern Amendment to the Resource Management Plan for the Rawlins Field Office and Associated Environmental Assessment, WY.
Notice of Availability of the Northwest Colorado
Greater Sage-Grouse Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Northwest Colorado District.
Notice of Availability of the North Dakota Greater
Sage-Grouse Draft Resource Management Plan
Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact
Statement.
11/12/13
11/29/13
10/12/13
11/4/13
10/21/13
11/6/13
10/21/13
11/6/13
10/24/13
11/14/13
11/4/13
11/20/13
10/12/13
11/1/13
10/28/13
11/13/13
11/14/13
12/2/13
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-16/pdf/201319837.pdf (published 8/16/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-08-16/pdf/2013-20019.pdf (EPA FRN published 8/16/13).
12/26/13
1/13/14
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-27/pdf/201323485.pdf (published 9/27/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-09-27/pdf/2013-23652.pdf (EPA FRN published 9/27/13).
Celia Boddington,
Assistant Director, Communications.
Web link
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-06/pdf/201321766.pdf (published 9/6/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/
FR-2013-09-06/pdf/2013-21793.pdf (EPA Federal Register
notice (FRN) published 9/6/13).
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-27/pdf/201323484.pdf (published 9/27/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-09-27/pdf/2013-23652.pdf (EPA FRN published 9/27/13).
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-12/pdf/201308534.pdf (published 4/12/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-04-12/pdf/2013-08661.pdf (EPA FRN published 4/12/13).
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/pdf/201322877.pdf (published 9/20/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-09-20/pdf/2013-22963.pdf (EPA FRN published 9/20/13).
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/pdf/201322785.pdf (published 9/20/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-09-20/pdf/2013-22963.pdf (EPA FRN published 9/20/13).
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-31/pdf/201318386.pdf (published 7/31/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-07-26/pdf/2013-18059.pdf (EPA FRN published 7/26/13).
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-03/pdf/201310250.pdf (published 5/3/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/
FR-2013-05-03/pdf/2013-10537.pdf (EPA FRN published 5/
3/13).
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-12/pdf/201316630.pdf (published 7/12/13). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-07-12/pdf/2013-16761.pdf (EPA FRN published 7/12/13).
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-30/pdf/201321118.pdf (published 8–30–13, no EPA publication).
Notice of change.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ACTION:
[FR Doc. 2013–26995 Filed 11–8–13; 8:45 am]
Bureau of Reclamation
SUMMARY:
BILLING CODE 4310–84–P
[G63–0982–9832–100–96–76, 84–55000]
Change in Discount Rate for Water
Resources Planning
AGENCY:
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:41 Nov 08, 2013
Jkt 232001
PO 00000
Frm 00063
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
The Water Resources
Planning Act of 1965 and the Water
Resources Development Act of 1974
require an annual determination of a
discount rate for Federal water
resources planning. The discount rate
for Federal water resources planning for
fiscal year 2014 is 3.50 percent.
E:\FR\FM\12NON1.SGM
12NON1